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Pakistan Heart Journal

Pakistan Cardiac Society · Pakistan · Est. 1994

ISSN2227-9199
SJR Q4WOS ESCIScopus / SJR
15
/ 100
High Risk
Score Breakdown
WoS ESCI+10
Scopus Q4+5
Total15
Journal Impact Factor
This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗
SJR Score
0.133
H-Index
8
CiteScore
View ↗
Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIP
0.121
Total Works
1,243
Total Citations
840
2yr Mean Citedness
0.12
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Aims & Scope

Pakistan Heart Journal accepts contributions relating to cardiovascular diseases, Medicine and Dentistry which includes originals articles, case reports special communications and review articles. PHJ publishes scholarly research focusing on the various fields of Cardiology and its sub-specialties. We are dedicated to promote high quality research and disseminate the latest advances among all health care professionals interested in various fields of cardiology including general clinical cardiology, preventive cardiology, interventional cardiology, echocardiography, electrophysiology, pediatric cardiology, cardiac imaging, cardiothoracic surgery, cardiac anesthesiology, General Dentistry. It publishes original research describing recent advances in cardiology particularly clinical studies, clinical trials, and epidemiological studies. Review articles highlighting importance of various issues in the domain of management of cardiovascular diseases, drug research and medical education are also accepted. Pakistan Heart Journal accepts contributions relating to cardiovascular diseases from both local and foreign authors which include a) Original research articles (b) Review articles (c) Case reports (d) Letter to the Editor (e) Editorials (f) Special communication (g) Short communications.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
Q4
SJR Rank
Bottom 25%

General Information

Country / RegionPakistan
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1994
FrequencyQuarterly
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications1,243
Publisher OrgPakistan Cardiac Society
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Submission Info

APC Cost$750Below median
Peer ReviewDouble-blind peer review
Review Time
Acceptance Rate
OA License
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

8/12 · 67%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Pakistan Cardiac Society
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
2227-9199
Indexed in a trusted database?
Scopus
Peer review process documented?
Double-blind peer review
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
APC fees clearly disclosed?
$750
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
Primary language documented?
English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published
Times cited
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Cardiac & Cardiovascular System

Scopus Categories

Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref